New Rehearsal Room Day!

[Dave]

So our old place shut down because they sold the building.

We were bummed because it had a cool vibe.

Then we found this place. An old busted motel boarded up and converted to a studio. We have our own bathroom!

[Ostinato Rubato]

What I like about where I play is that it's cheap, has a decent kit and a decent bass rig, and a 1960B that I can use and not have to lug my cab. I do not particularly dig the vibe and it's embedded into the local scene. It's alright, definitely not a "nice place". It's working for the time being.

[Elessar [Sly]]

That is pretty cool dude! Nice find.

[nightflameauto]

Needs more random paint/plaster work and graphics!

Actually, looks like a cool place. Around here we're limited to storage sheds and hoping nobody notices you using the company warehouse on the weekends. Certainly nothing like in the pictures.

[Telephant]

Is Brad contemplating where he wants to set his drums up?

[Dave]

What I like about where I play is that it's cheap, has a decent kit and a decent bass rig, and a 1960B that I can use and not have to lug my cab. I do not particularly dig the vibe and it's embedded into the local scene. It's alright, definitely not a "nice place". It's working for the time being.

Thankfully this is a lockout so we don't have to schlep anything

I hate trying to have band practice at the modern corporate place that owns the 3 big purpose built studios in town. They're really expensive and sterile.

This new place is an old busted ass boarded up motel. The bottom floor is called metal alley, and I feel like a kid on Christmas. I'm telling uou, I was really bummed at the prospect of playing at the Bro Band place with its bright white walls, and hospital like sterility.

[Dave]

Is Brad contemplating where he wants to set his drums up?

Haha yeah. He doesn't have a choice though, the room is kinda small

Fuckin drummers

[Devin]

I liek that outlet up near the ceiling in that last pic

[sleewell]

word, i remember you saying you would have to share the space and tear down each time, does this mean you dont have to do that now?

[Dave]

:rawk:

word, i remember you saying you would have to share the space and tear down each time, does this mean you dont have to do that now?

Yup! Well, we were going to have to share a room and set up the drums each time and store them in the corner when we weren't there. We collectively decided that sharing a room would suck.

I liek that outlet up near the ceiling in that last pic

Haha right? I have several strands of Led Christmas lights just for that outlet

[Marc G]

that room look pretty small... but I find the vibe is pretty awesome though, a real bonus that they have drum and bass rigs there.

[Dave]

Needs more random paint/plaster work and graphics!

Actually, looks like a cool place. Around here we're limited to storage sheds and hoping nobody notices you using the company warehouse on the weekends. Certainly nothing like in the pictures.

We started at a Uhaul place renting one of their store front office things. It sucked.


The whole front was glass so sound reflections were painful, they were dicks about the volume and beer, and the guy that rented it to us was fired for lying and promising things he couldn't promise. Like renting storage to bands. So the owner and new manager were dicks to encourage the couple bands to gtfo.

All of the small studios in town have big wait lists because most normal people don't want to pay $500 for bro rock central douchebaggery.

[Dave]

that room look pretty small... but I find the vibe is pretty awesome though, a real bonus that they have drum and bass rigs there.

It is small but no back line provided. Just a normal monthly lockout room that we furnish. The old shitty chairs did come with it

[Marc G]

that room look pretty small... but I find the vibe is pretty awesome though, a real bonus that they have drum and bass rigs there.

It is small but no back line provided. Just a normal monthly lockout room that we furnish. The old shitty chairs did come with it

my bad... it was another post I saw where they said they got a back line... but still, it could be way worse lol

[Lloyd Blankfein]

Needs more dead/OD'd hookers strewn about the halls.

Syringe still hanging out of the vein style.

[Dave]

Needs more dead/OD'd hookers strewn about the halls.

Syringe still hanging out of the vein style.

The parking lot is gated.


Why?

Because hookers literally roamin out in the street. Our private bathroom still had safety razor blades on the mirror laid out.


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[Lloyd Blankfein]

You have found musician nirvana.

[EugeneTheJeep]

Looks like a great place.

Tell Brad I said hi.

[Ostinato Rubato]

What I like about where I play is that it's cheap, has a decent kit and a decent bass rig, and a 1960B that I can use and not have to lug my cab. I do not particularly dig the vibe and it's embedded into the local scene. It's alright, definitely not a "nice place". It's working for the time being.

Thankfully this is a lockout so we don't have to schlep anything

I hate trying to have band practice at the modern corporate place that owns the 3 big purpose built studios in town. They're really expensive and sterile.

This new place is an old busted ass boarded up motel. The bottom floor is called metal alley, and I feel like a kid on Christmas. I'm telling uou, I was really bummed at the prospect of playing at the Bro Band place with its bright white walls, and hospital like sterility.

We're not quite there yet as far as putting down the monthly coin on a decent lockout. We're meeting up 2-3 times a month for 2-3 hour sessions which puts our cost at approx. $112.50/month split 3 ways. Easy peasy. There's spaces at the place I jam for $425-$500 a month. It used to be a smaller 3 story office building that somehow this local port town type inherited and now it's a dirty lockout rehearsal studio which some dudes actually live in. Kinda gross.

[RIFF]

Man, nice drains on the floor.. Piss hole?
I aint never had to rent a room, usually had an extra room or garage, but you never know.. something like this could come in real handy!

[soundgardener75]

Your own bathroom at your own lockout space? That's awesome, you won't have to dread about somebody's stink when you have to pee, other than your bandmates.

Is it cheaper than your previous lockout?

[skybluegary]

Looks like it has character! Congrats!

[Dave]

Man, nice drains on the floor.. Piss hole?
I aint never had to rent a room, usually had an extra room or garage, but you never know.. something like this could come in real handy!

I don't like having practice at home, as I've done it in the past. Our $300 room is split 5 ways, so $60 a person to get a neutral location with no suburban neighbors to register noise complaints.



Plus if they want to meet up when I'm not around they can still use the room.

Anyway, we got on to decorating:

[JiveTurkey]

^killer vibe you have going there. Congrats!

[RIFF]

Well done!